Happy 5th Birthday, WordPress!

Tools, WordPress

On this day in 2003, Matt Mullenweg announced that first release of WordPress was available for download. Version 0.7 features included: Texturize — So good it’ll make your quotes curl. WordPress Links — A link manager with everything you’d expect, from Weblogs.com support to a handy bookmarklet. Manage as many blogrolls as you like, and … Read More

You Could Be a Great Blogger

Blogging Strategies

What personality traits do most A-List bloggers have? If you have one or more of them, then you are on your way to becoming one yourself. They cast a wide net The A-Listers often have wide social circles. They can truly connect with a number of people on a daily basis and offer them advice, … Read More

Do You Think Like a Blogger?

Blog Writing, Blogging

With the warmer weather hitting the Northern Hemisphere, our thoughts may be turning to playtime rather than blogging.  So, how do you keep that blog stoked? Blogging can sometimes be as easy as sitting down at the keyboard and start typing and a post appears, but sometimes it’s not so easy. It’s a matter of … Read More

Tools We Like: Simple Trackback Validation Plugin

WordPress Plugins

Hate seeing trackback spam intermingled with your blog’s comments? It used to drive us nuts, too. After some searching, we stumbled upon this great WordPress add-on: Simple Trackback Validation Plugin. According to the plugin author, it performs simple but very effective tests on all incoming trackbacks to stop trackback spam. When a trackback is received, … Read More

Are Corporate Vlogs the Future of PR?

Blogging Strategies

Today, Jason Calcanis mused that Corporate Vlogs are the future of PR .. Why? He cites his experience with adding Mahalo Daily videos. Since they started, the videos have gotten four million views. Of those four million, say two million people, have come in contact with the Mahalo brand. And don’t discount the archival value … Read More

Google Optimizer Goes Mainstream

Blogging, WordPress Plugins

GrokDotCom reports that Google Optimizer has shed its beta status: Google Website Optimizer can now be accessed by anyone with a basic Google account. Even if you only have so much as a Gmail account, you can start testing your website — for free — regardless of whether you’re running a paid search campaign. (No … Read More